Hidden Swarm: Difference between revisions

No change in size ,  2 years ago
m
Line 72: Line 72:
A full year after Hashladûn's demise left the lunar Hive leaderless, the broken Swarm began calling out to [[Xivu Arath, God of War]] in wake of the [[Black Fleet]]'s [[Season of Arrivals|arrival]] and prayed to be recommitted into the fold.<ref name="Fang of Xivu Arath">'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]]'', ''[[Fang of Xivu Arath#Lore|Fang of Xivu Arath]]''</ref> Acting as the God of War's envoy, the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]] came to Luna to wrestle the Swarm free of the exiled [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Witch Queen's]] plans and instead reform Luna in [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath's]] image: A world where all tithes were tribute to her. Almost a week after the [[Beyond Light|events]] on [[Europa]], the warlock [[Osiris]] had also tracked the most potent of the Cryptoliths' signals across the Solar System to the Moon. Beneath the shadow of the Lunar Pyramid, Osiris found the entirety of the Scarlet Court, including the remaining kin of Crota, communing with a visage of Xivu Arath alongside her High Celebrant.  
A full year after Hashladûn's demise left the lunar Hive leaderless, the broken Swarm began calling out to [[Xivu Arath, God of War]] in wake of the [[Black Fleet]]'s [[Season of Arrivals|arrival]] and prayed to be recommitted into the fold.<ref name="Fang of Xivu Arath">'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]]'', ''[[Fang of Xivu Arath#Lore|Fang of Xivu Arath]]''</ref> Acting as the God of War's envoy, the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]] came to Luna to wrestle the Swarm free of the exiled [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Witch Queen's]] plans and instead reform Luna in [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath's]] image: A world where all tithes were tribute to her. Almost a week after the [[Beyond Light|events]] on [[Europa]], the warlock [[Osiris]] had also tracked the most potent of the Cryptoliths' signals across the Solar System to the Moon. Beneath the shadow of the Lunar Pyramid, Osiris found the entirety of the Scarlet Court, including the remaining kin of Crota, communing with a visage of Xivu Arath alongside her High Celebrant.  


In an audacious and "suicidal" move as described by [[Sagira]], Osiris descended upon the gathering as the mighty Phoenix he was and began to slaughter the court. Voshyr and her two daughters [[Yishra]] and [[Ayriax]] were the first to perish before they could even finish their incantation - incinerated by Osiris' [[Daybreak]]. Kinox was also vanquished attempting to flee into the crevices with her son [[Ulg'Urin]] and his cohort of Knights having died in defense of a massive [[Nova Bomb]]. The remaining lesser nobles were killed in the slaughter, which filled the Hive god of war with power from the Warlock's violence. Osiris was then stripped of his supers when the visage and will of Xivu arath emanating from the large Cryptolith taunted him. Osiris was pinned and around him were cleaved Runes in the stone by the High Celebrant. In a stunning and tragic act, Sagira broke through the oppressive force Xivu projected that was slowly killing Osiris and sacrificed herself - destroying the Cryptolith and projection, saving Osiris but leaving him Ghostless. The light in the place of Sagira's sacrifice remained for days.<ref name="Immolant">'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#DREAD NOT|Immolant Pt. 2]]''</ref>
In an audacious and "suicidal" move as described by [[Sagira]], Osiris descended upon the gathering as the mighty Phoenix he was and began to slaughter the court. Voshyr and her two daughters [[Yishra]] and [[Ayriax]] were the first to perish before they could even finish their incantation - incinerated by Osiris' [[Daybreak]]. Kinox was also vanquished attempting to flee into the crevices with her son [[Ulg'Urin]] and his cohort of Knights having died in defense of a massive [[Nova Bomb]]. The remaining lesser nobles were killed in the slaughter, which filled the Hive god of war with power from the Warlock's violence. Osiris was then stripped of his supers when the visage and will of Xivu Arath emanating from the large Cryptolith taunted him. Osiris was pinned and around him were cleaved Runes in the stone by the High Celebrant. In a stunning and tragic act, Sagira broke through the oppressive force Xivu projected that was slowly killing Osiris and sacrificed herself - destroying the Cryptolith and projection, saving Osiris but leaving him Ghostless. The light in the place of Sagira's sacrifice remained for days.<ref name="Immolant">'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#DREAD NOT|Immolant Pt. 2]]''</ref>


With the demise of the Scarlet Court came the end of the Taken King's lineage with no surviving heirs of Crota left; the remaining Hive had pledge themselves to Xivu Arath as their only master. One Knight, [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]] would renounce his ties to Savathûn and leave the Swarm to become a powerful [[Wrathborn]] in service of the Hive god of war. According to him, Xivu Arath had rightfully avenged the deaths of Crota's kin by taking away Osiris' [[Light]] and [[Ghost]]. <ref name="Risen from Bones ">'''Bungie (2021/08/07)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]]'', ''[[Lore:Ripples]]: [[Lore:Ripples#III - Risen from Bones|III - Risen from Bones]]''</ref>
With the demise of the Scarlet Court came the end of the Taken King's lineage with no surviving heirs of Crota left; the remaining Hive had pledge themselves to Xivu Arath as their only master. One Knight, [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]] would renounce his ties to Savathûn and leave the Swarm to become a powerful [[Wrathborn]] in service of the Hive god of war. According to him, Xivu Arath had rightfully avenged the deaths of Crota's kin by taking away Osiris' [[Light]] and [[Ghost]]. <ref name="Risen from Bones ">'''Bungie (2021/08/07)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]]'', ''[[Lore:Ripples]]: [[Lore:Ripples#III - Risen from Bones|III - Risen from Bones]]''</ref>
1,178

edits